[buboard]

if old people are not fighting to get the job, there 's probably not a lot of power involved

[hourislate]

It's not that there is no power, My experience is that the Finns (working with them) always came to a consensus when making difficult decisions. Everyone has a voice. Just a different style of Leadership than most of the US Companies I have worked for.

[wayoutthere]

The US' bent toward authoritarian power can be traced directly to our history of colonialism and slavery. It's written into our laws and constitution.